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Three cars crash into Anthropologie in Palo Alto
Three vehicles swerved into the Anthropologie clothing store at 999 Alma St. in downtown Palo Alto Friday morning, startling two managers who were preparing to open the store,... |
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on Nov 8, 2011 at 7:31 pm by some guy, a resident of another community |
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Death penalty
"Posted by Alice Smith, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood, on Mar 28, 2011 at 9:02 pm
If California converted all people on death row (>700) to permanent impris... |
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on Apr 10, 2011 at 1:43 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Downed powerlines black out, brown out Palo Alto
Substantial portions of Palo Alto suffered electrical power brownouts or blackouts tonight, but no city announcement has been made as of two and a half hours into the power fa... |
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on Mar 2, 2010 at 12:32 am by Here we go again....., a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Duck pond stroll results in drug charges
A man and woman out for a stroll to the duck pond in the Palo Alto Baylands were stopped and arrested by police early Tuesday morning, in part because they were visiting the d... |
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on Sep 10, 2008 at 7:04 pm by knowsbetter, a resident of another community |
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Man shot in downtown Palo Alto street robbery
A man who was robbed and shot early this morning while waiting for some friends next to City Hall in downtown Palo Alto is in critical condition at Stanford University Hospit... |
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on Jul 16, 2008 at 6:37 pm by bruce k, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Arson suspected in Sunday's downtown fire
By early Monday morning, firefighters were still at the scene of a four-alarm blaze in downtown Palo Alto, and fire and police units expected it to be an all-nighter.
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on Jul 4, 2007 at 10:27 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Palo Alto resident and dentist killed on bicycle
Has anyone heard about the circumstances for this accident? |
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on Oct 30, 2010 at 8:16 am by Judy Lee-Squire, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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Coyote menaces dogs in Arastradero Preserve
Aggressive coyote or coyotes that have been challenging hikers with dogs at Palo Alto's Pearson-Arastradero Preserve has prompted open-space officials to temporarily close tra... |
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on Sep 29, 2010 at 11:05 am by ulogoni, a resident of another community |
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Jury deadlocked in Frost sit-lie case
Victor Frost, perhaps Palo Alto's best-known panhandler, won a partial victory on Friday afternoon after a jury in his sit-lie ordinance violation trial returned "hopelessly" ... |
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on Apr 28, 2010 at 7:24 am by Eliot, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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'No reportable actions' on Children's Theatre issues
There was "no reportable action" from a closed session of the Palo Alto City Council that reportedly related to three issues left over from the police investigation into the C... |
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on Oct 12, 2009 at 3:55 pm by ???, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
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Stolen Mountain View police car found
A Mountain View Police Department patrol car that was stolen at a concert Friday night after an officer left his keys inside the vehicle was recovered Sunday afternoon.
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on May 26, 2009 at 3:17 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Police to target red-light runners this week
Red-light runners beware. Police officers in Palo Alto and throughout Santa Clara County will be watching -- and writing citations this week.
Read the full story here http:... |
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on Aug 21, 2007 at 3:08 pm by paloaltosucks, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood |
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Man robbed at gunpoint near Greer Park
A man was robbed at gunpoint in the carport of an apartment complex on the 1000 block of Tanland Drive on Saturday morning, Feb. 9, according to police.
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on Feb 12, 2013 at 12:01 pm by my 2 cents, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Two robbed at gunpoint near downtown Palo Alto
A man and woman walking near downtown Palo Alto were robbed at gunpoint Tuesday night, Palo Alto police said. The victims were walking together northbound in the 300 block of ... |
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on Jan 24, 2013 at 11:17 pm by Mark, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Three-alarm Palo Alto blaze destroys apartments
Firefighters have controlled a three-alarm blaze that damaged and partially destroyed an apartment complex in Palo Alto Monday night, forcing more than a dozen residents out o... |
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on Jun 4, 2010 at 11:04 pm by Tim, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Family: City negligence caused mom's death
The daughters of Phyllis Seidman, the Palo Alto resident who was fatally struck while crossing Cowper Street in her wheelchair Dec. 2, 2008, have filed two claims against the ... |
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on May 20, 2009 at 10:39 pm by safe streets, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Sign Of The Times
On Sept.23rd at 11am I placed a sign in my yard to show my support for the Republican presidential candidates in this upcoming election .. by nightfall it had been taken .. Be... |
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on Oct 13, 2008 at 12:06 am by RJS, a resident of another community |
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Mountain View birthday party ends in violence
A birthday party on East Middlefield Road in Mountain View turned into a violent melee Saturday, with police forcefully arresting six people. In the process, two partiers were... |
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on Oct 8, 2008 at 10:16 pm by final word..., a resident of another community |
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Attempted sexual assault reported in Palo Alto
A man broke in to a home in the 100 block of Hawthorne Avenue early this morning and "may have been about to commit a sexual assault on the female resident," Palo Alto police ... |
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on Dec 1, 2012 at 9:53 pm by some guy, a resident of another community |
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Palo Alto Realtor target of 'grandparents' scam
Well-known Palo Alto real estate agent Ann Griffiths wants everyone to know about a scam to which she fell prey on Jan. 25 -- one that can devastate the life savings of senior... |
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on Oct 25, 2011 at 11:23 am by Jim, a resident of another community |
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What's happened since the accident
A year after the Feb. 17, 2010, plane crash in East Palo Alto that took three lives, much has been repaired, but much still remains unresolved, including the cause of the cras... |
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on Jun 10, 2011 at 5:36 am by Twin Cessna Pilot, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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PAPD at Dan Brown's Sports Bar
PAPD was sent to break up a fight (more than 20 participants at one point) at Dan Brown's Sports Bar ( 4141 El Camino Real, Web Link... |
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on Jan 9, 2011 at 12:44 pm by Jonathan, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Unanimous jury recommends death for Alvarez
Convicted killer Alberto Alvarez should receive the death penalty for murdering East Palo Alto police Officer Richard May, jurors decided this afternoon.
Read the full story... |
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on Dec 31, 2009 at 12:52 pm by babysoft, a resident of another community |
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Gunshot kills 31-year-old East Palo Alto resident
A 31-year-old East Palo Alto resident was found shot to death in the garage of a home at 2540 Hazelwood Ave. following a 12:37 p.m. report of a gunshot victim there.
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on Mar 24, 2009 at 7:30 pm by TYCO ( FROM YOUR JOB), a resident of Menlo Park |
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'Party crashers' trigger shootings -- man dies
A 32-year-old man was killed and four other people injured in an East Palo Alto shooting spree Friday night, believed to be due to people crashing a party, police said today.
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on Mar 24, 2009 at 10:15 am by YSK, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |